06 November 2024
CEO Think Tank | Harnessing the real business value of sustainability
Guest Speaker: Jef Colruyt, Chairman of the Board, Colruyt Group
This CEO luncheon exchange will explore how to strategize sustainability at large scale through a careful balance between value creation, adequate capital allocation, and risk management. Moreover, it will examine the critical points where sustainability can deliver quick value to accelerate growth, boost innovation and sustain the bottom line, not just a good reputation.
02 December 2024
Meeting of Minds | CEO outlook 2025: what comes next on the CEO & ExCo agenda?
Guest speakers: Vincent Verbeke, CEO, Engie Belgium | Phaedra Kortekaas, CEO, SAS Benelux | Bruno Wattenbergh, Economist & Innovation Ambassador, EY
When inflation trends, interest rates, raw materials supply, energy costs and geopolitical forecast for 2025 remain unpredictable, what will 2025 hold for the economy, the financial system and businesses? And how should CEOs and their C-Suite best combine strategic decisions and operational adjustments to go on the offensive and stay the course towards sustainable growth, value creation and secured bottom line?
29 January 2025
CEO Think Tank | Better with age: unlocking the full potential of senior workers
Guest speakers: Veerle Timmermans, CEO, Securex | Cindy Dewitte, CHRO, Multipharma | Jérôme Aubertin, Lawyer in Labour Law, Stibbe | Joëlle Boxus, fr. Global CHRO, Syensqo
By setting an innovative approach to make the best of senior workers, businesses have a mega-driver of workplace innovation and intergenerational diversity and inclusion in their hands. But the journey is not an easy one and there is no one-size-fits-all solution. But the challenge is worth to think beyond traditional boundaries.
February 2025
CEO Think Tank | Re-thinking the CEO-Board relationship and alignment
For CEOs and their Executive Committees, keeping and maintaining alignment with the Board is of capital importance. A clear alignment enables to work toward shared goals and objectives while better understanding each one’s vision and expectations. But it’s not always an easy task as the understanding of business drivers, reality of the field and socio-economic factors may be seen and interpreted very differently.
